000			01918cam a22002654a 4500
001			016983
005			20231009192243.0
008			120201s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a2011010521
020			_a9780061723728
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aQ175.5 _b.R365 2011
082	0	0	_a500 RAN
100	1		_aRandall, Lisa
245	1	0	_aKnocking on heaven's door _b: how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world _c/ Lisa Randall
250			_a1st ed
260			_aNew York _b: Ecco _c, c2011.
300			_axxi, 442 p. _b: ill. _c; 24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [420]-425) and index.
505	0		_apt. I. Scaling reality. What's so small to you is so large to me ; Unlocking secrets ; Living in a material world ; Looking for answers -- pt. II. Scaling matter. The magical mystery tour ; "Seeing" is believing ; The edge of the universe -- pt. III. Machinery, measurements, and probability. One ring to rule them all ; The return of the ring ; Black holes that will devour the world ; Risky business ; Measurement and uncertainty ; The CMS and ATLAS experiments ; Identifying particles -- pt. IV. Modeling, predicting, and anticipating results. Truth, beauty, and other scientific misconceptions ; The Higgs boson ; The world's next top model ; Bottom-up versus top-down -- pt. V. Scaling the universe. Inside out ; What's so large to you is so small to me ; Visitors from the dark side -- pt. VI. Roundup. Think globally and act locally ; Conclusion.
520			_a"From the one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World"-- and bestselling author of Warped Passages--an exhilarating and readable overview of the latest ideas in physics and a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aScience _x--Social aspects
650		0	_aPhysics _x--Social aspects
942			_cMO
999			_c234791 _d234791